Greenstone
Metabasalt / Chlorite-Epidote Schist
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Browse man made glass (often grouped with minerals in lapidary) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Chlorite-Epidote Schist
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (Goethite)
Greenstone
Greenschist / Greenstone (contains epidote, chlorite, and actinolite)
Quartz Druzy Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz or Chalcedony, SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Turquoise with Pyrite
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O] with Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Clear Quartz Sphere
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (often referred to as 'Jasper' when red)
Chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Smoky Quartz Geode Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Chert (SiO2)
Dalmation Stone (often called Dalmatian Jasper)
Antiperthite-rich Microgranite
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chrysocolla on Matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
White Chalcedony (likely Common Opal or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orpiment
Orpiment (As2S3)
Chert (often colloquially called Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Granite
Granite (a broadly defined plutonic igneous rock, often more specifically classified as quartz monzonite or granodiorite based on precise mineral percentages)
Black Sapphire (Basaltic Blue Sapphire)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Gneiss (specifically Granitic Gneiss)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Greenstone / Chert
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) or Altered Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Vesicular-Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)
Vesicular Basalt with Epidote/Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 + Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony
Chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz - SiO₂)
White Quartz (Tumbled)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (translucent pebble)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chalcanthite (Likely Synthetic/Lab-Grown)
Hydrated copper(II) sulfate (CuSO4·5H2O)
Map Jasper (Picasso Stone)
Metamorphosed Calcium Carbonate (Crystalline Limestone or Marble with Silicate inclusions/impurities)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese
Jasper
Jasper (Silica-rich microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper if reddish)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)